The Aerospace & Defense Benchmarking Council (ADBC™),
an association of aerospace and defense professionals within major
corporations or governmental agencies, is dedicated to providing
members with an oportunity to identify, document and establish best
practices through benchmarking to increase value, efficiencies,
and profits.
Benchmarking is a critical aspect of any aerospace & defense
quality program
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ADBC™
Mission
To identify "Best in Class" business
processes, which, when implemented, will lead member companies
to exceptional
performance as perceived by their customers.
Benchmarking
Benchmarking is a performance measurement tool used in conjunction with improvement
initiatives; it measures comparative operating performance of companies
and identifies the "best practices."
Benchmarking creates
value by
Focusing on key
performance gaps;
Identifying ideas
from other companies;
Creating a consensus
to move an organization forward;
Making better decisions
from a larger base of facts.
Objectives
- To conduct
benchmarking studies of important business processes.
- To create
a cooperative environment where full understanding of the performance
and enablers of "best in class" business processes can
be obtained and shared at reasonable cost
- To use the
efficiency of the consortium to obtain process performance data
and related best practices from inside the defense industry.
- To support
the use of benchmarking to facilitate process improvement and
the achievement of total quality.
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Membership
The scope of
ADBC™ membership is open to individuals employed as permanent
employees of companies in the aerospace and defense industries.
Company membership
will be considered with respect to compliance with ADBC™ mission,
goals and operating guidelines, as well as, qualification of the
organization within the scope of membership.
Participation
in specific efforts will be optional and open only to members with
costs shared by the participants. Members pay only if they join
a specific study. Currently, membership in ADBC™ is free.
We reserve
the right to review membership applications and to make the final
decision whether or not to accept any application.
Consulting
firms are ineligible for membership.
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Benefits
of Membership
Studies:
ADBC™
will identify and present to members opportunities to participate
in benchmarking studies on various topics addressing issues of
importance to aerospace and defense companies.
There are two
types of Benchmarking studies provided:
- Consortium
studies are offered to the membership as a whole with costs divided.
- Single company
sponsored studies addressing the interest of one member company
can be offered to other selected members for no fee.
The association
will also support the aerospace and defense industries' benchmarking
efforts:
- Research
- Access public and private databases.
- Identify
study participants - Top companies in aerospace, defense and
related industries.
- Collect
data - Manage response collection with the participants as a third
party.
- Lead site
visits - Structured with best participants.
Roundtables:
Interest group
roundtables will be organized throughout the year.
Members will
pay a nominal fee to join real and virtual roundtable discussions
that address specific processes for manufacturing industries.
Cost:
Currently, membership in ADBC™ is FREE! Costs of studies are shared by the participants.
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